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Pick Your Own Pumpkins Choose the perfect gourd to carve into a jack-o’-lantern at one of our favorite pumpkin patches. BY BARBARA RUSSO
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f there’s one thing we love about the fall, it’s pumpkin everything, including pumpkin picking. Your family can spend a day at Decker Farm’s pumpkin patch or take a day trip out to a New Jersey farm to pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy various fall activities. Here’s a list of our favorite pumpkin patches and farms for pumpkin picking in and near Staten Island. Just be sure to call or visit the farms’ websites before heading out to confirm pumpkin availability and for info on their safety policies. 16 October 2021 • siparent.com
STATEN ISLAND Decker Farm
435 Richmond Hill Road historicrichmondtown.org 718-351-1611 Hours: Oct. 2-31, Saturday-Sunday (plus Monday, Oct. 11), 11am-5pm Admission: $4-$11. Tickets available online. Check the website for details. This pumpkin patch features pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. Complete with photo-ops and fall decorations, you’re
sure to experience a picture-perfect moment as you decide which pumpkin to take home. And don’t miss the Pumpkin Chucking, Snack Wagon, Living History Demonstrations, and more! Why we love it: Watch the kids try to solve a maze made completely of hay bales.
Greenside Up Garden Center
2777 Arthur Kill Road greensideupgardencenter.com 718-967-5039 Hours: Oct. 1-31: Monday-Friday, 12-6pm;
